From First Meeting to Final Agreement
Parley guides K-12 district and union teams through every step of Interest-Based Bargaining (IBB) for collective bargaining — with structure, transparency, and Sage, your AI negotiation assistant.
Get Set Up
An administrator creates the negotiation workspace and invites district and union team members. Each person gets role-based access tailored to their responsibilities.
Lay the Foundation
Both parties collaborate on a joint opening statement and establish ground rules — setting behavioral expectations, logistics, and communication norms for the process.
Identify What Matters
Each side privately documents their issues and underlying interests. Sage helps surface interests you might not have considered, ensuring nothing important is overlooked.
Find Common Ground
Issues move into the Shared Space where both parties can see, link, and discuss them. Sage drafts current situation summaries to build shared understanding.
Set the Standards
Together, define objective criteria — financial data, legal requirements, industry precedents — that will be used to evaluate potential solutions fairly.
Evaluate & Decide
Use the Three-Cut Method to systematically assess each option against your standards. Track likelihood scores to gauge ratification probability.
Close the Deal
Document resolved issues with their agreed-upon options. Any remaining items go to the parking lot for future negotiation rounds.
Who Uses Parley for K-12 Negotiations?
Teachers' Unions & Education Associations
Prepare more effectively with Sage's interest suggestions, collect teacher and staff priorities through surveys, and track negotiation progress in real time.
School Districts & Boards
Bring structure to your district's side of the table with organized issues, objective standards, and data-driven evaluation of proposed options.
Education Labor Relations Facilitators
Oversee the full process with visibility into both sides. Guide district and union teams through each IBB step with a shared digital workspace.